MAILBOX

UUFFFFFFFFF I AM GETTING CREAZY TODAY... IT'S MMY THIRD BLOGPOST AND ANOTHER WONDERFUL PROJECT I BRING TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL ... VALENTINE DAY IS COMING SOON AND THIS IS MY FIRST CREATION FOR THIS YEAR'S VALENTINE DAY.
AS WELL AS I AM ENTERING THIS PROJECT TO COLOR CONCEPTIONS THIS MONTH CHALLENGE
www.colorconceptionschallenges.blogspot.in/2014/01/new-year-new-challenge.html

OH FIRST THING FIRST THIS IS NOT MY ORIGINAL DESIGN  I SAW THIS DESIGN OF MAILBOX AT http://castleparkdesigns.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/special-delivery-especially-for-you/
SO HERE IS SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED FOR THIS PROJECT
BLACK CARDSTOCK
WHITE CARDSTOCK
DISTRESS INK OF YOU ARE CHOICE
HEAT GUN
WOW EMBOSSING POWDER
WHITE GLUE
DIE CUTTING MACHINE
FLOWER DIE HERE I USE SUN KISSED HEARTFELT CREATIONS FLOWER DIE
CUT A PIECE OF BLACK CARDSTOCK @ 4" X 12" AND THEN SCORE @ 3 1/4" AND 8 3/4" THEN ROUND THE ENDS WITH ANY KIND OF CIRCULAR SHAPE HERE I USE PROTECTOR .
CUT ANOTHER PIECE OF BLACK CARDSTOCK @ 6" X 10 1/2" AND SCORE 1/2" TO ALL FOUR SIDES THIS PIECE FORMS A BODY OF MAILBOX. MAKE RELIEF CUTS TO THE LONG SIDE AND STICK THE PAPER TO ARCH AND SHORT SIDE TO BASE.
FOR FINISHING THE DOOR CUT A LONG STRIP OF PAPER @ 9" X 1" AND SCORE @ HALF (i.e. 1/2" ) MAKE RELIEF CUT AND ATTACH THIS TO DOOR THAT IS ANOTHER ARCH
THEN TAKE A WHITE PIECE OF CARDSTOCK AND CUT ALL THE ABOVE PIECES 1/4" LESS AND THEN TAKE VERSAMARK INK AND ANY STAMP OF YOU'R CHOICE AND DO A FUN PART STAMPING ALL OVER THE PAPER THEN POUR A WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER ON THAT AND REMOVE EXCESS POWDER AND USE YOU'R HEAT GUN TO SET THE EMBOSSING POWDER AFTER THIS TAKE ANY DISTRESS INK COLOR OF YOU'R CHOICE AND DISTRESS IT WITH YOU'R DESIRED DISTRESS INK COLOR AND WALA SEE THE MAGIC YOU CAN NOW SEE YOU'R HEAT EMBOSSED STAMP THIS TECHNIQUE CALL EMBOSS RESIST . NOW YOU HAVE YOU'R OWN PATTERN PAPER STICK IT ON ALL PIECES.

FOR BUILDING A BASE YOU NEED TWO PARTS  CUT A BLACK CS @ 12" X 5" SCORE LONG SIDE  @ 1/2" , 5 3/4" , 61/4" , 6 3/4" FLIP THE SHORT SIDE AND SCORE @ 1/2" , 1" , 4" , 4 1/2" FOLD N GLUE.
FOR SECOND PART CUT A BLACK CS @ 4" X 7 1/2" SCORE LONG SIDE 1 1/2" , 3 1/2" , 5" , 7" FLIP TO SHORT SIDE AND SCORE @ 1/2" , 3 3/4" FOLD AND GLUE
THEN CUT WHITE CS 1/4" LESS AND DISTRESS IT AND GLUE IF YOU WANT TO USE EMBOSS RESIST  YOU CAN USE HERE AS WELL

NOW ASSEMBLE ALL THE PARTS. FOR DECORATING THE MAILBOX USE FLOWERS OF YOU'R CHOICE.